(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian opposition forces thwarted a major attack by regime forces and allied militias on southern Daraa city as hundreds of families have been fleeing the border province to escape heavy aerial bombing, local activists said. Backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militia, the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime troops and allied militias on Friday have reached the Iraqi border, near the Tanf border crossing where U.S. special forces train local rebels to fight Islamic State, a pro-regime commander said. Field sources said the U.S-led coalition had colluded with...

The United States and Russia are quietly holding talks on creating a "de-escalation zone" in southwestern Syria, Western diplomats and regional officials said, but could face fierce opposition from Iran. The Russian and U.S. special envoys for Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev and Michael Ratney,...

U.S.-led coalition forces launched heavy raids into Friday morning in support of Syrian fighters battling to oust ISIS from its bastion of Raqqa, activists said. The Kurdish-Arab alliance known as the Syrian Democratic Forces broke into Raqqa city's east earlier this week, months after they...